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Sibley Nature Center, Midland
www.sibleynaturecenter.org
This 49-acre site is home to programs educating the public about the southern Llano Estacado and surrounding area. Each course is 5 weeks in length. The five fundamental courses are listed below and are prerequisites to the advanced courses. Advanced courses may include: Nature Drawing, Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Textures in Nature, Drawing Animals, Drawing and Painting Animals, Botanical Illustration, and Scientific Illustration. Museum specialist and scientific illustrator, Michael M. Nickell, teaches the Center’s courses about nature drawing and journaling. He has been a professional practicing scientific illustrator and nature artists for over 30 years. He clients include National Geographic, Texas Parks and Wildlife, The Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock Lake Landmark, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Oklahoma, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, The Square House Museum, Encyclopedia Britannica, and others. Course Fee: $50 Sibley members, $80 non-members. Single Sibley memberships are $25/year. For more information, contact Michael Nickell.
- Pencil Drawing II
Saturdays, January 15 – February 12, 2011; 2 – 4 PM - Pencil Drawing I
Saturdays, January 22 – February 19, 2011; 12 – 2 PM - Light on Form – TBA
- Composition – TBA
- Color Theory – TBA
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